Alden Loury gives an insider’s look at Chicago violence.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis consider whether Trump will intervene or pass the buck. Plus: A health plan divided against itself…
Journalist Tony Ortega explains why, when Scientologists hear about space aliens, it’s not the aliens that freak them out.
Economist Laurence Kotlikoff makes the case against the Republican plan for health insurance. Plus: The “Purple Health Plan”
A Sixty-Second Sermon by Robert Wright.
Heather Hurlburt and Daniel Drezner consider serious—and not so serious—ways for dealing with North Korea.
Journalist Michael Tracey disputes Vanity Fair’s claim about the rise of a movement that he’s supposedly part of. Plus: What’s behind Trump’s wiretap tweets?
Robert Wright and political scientist Brendan Nyhan assess the damage done by Trump’s untruths.
Glenn Loury and Joshua Cohen consider why few are defending cosmopolitanism. Plus: Trump’s empty words.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis on the clash between the Obamacare replacement and conservative ideology.